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The Midnight ecosystem just hit a major milestone: the entire codebase is now open source. For a deeper look at what this unlocks, bob blessing-hartley, CTO at Shielded Technologies, joined the #Unshielded podcast to break down Midnight's near-term roadmap, what builders can expect next, and how Midnight is tackling... show more

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Australian10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech Will we have a defi liquidity pool where we can send our dust to automatically trade a market value for the BTC ETH XRP collected or required for transactions.

nocy10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech 👀

Neon Stacy10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech Midnight's open-source codebase is a pivotal moment for builders! 🚀 Check out @ShieldedBob's take on the upcoming roadmap and how we can leverage this for innovative solutions. Let's get to work!

daybreak10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech

aervue10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech Everything is open sourced except compact-runtime-0.11.0-rc.1 which is a dependency on building midnight-js and is locked under authorization.

ProgalabasCNFT10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech Great decision they made. You always feel way more confident in a project when it's open-source — transparency is one of the most important foundations in everything 😏🔓🔥

Angry Crypto Show10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech $ADA and $NIGHT szn

@VincentLuciusCristo 🛸🌕 @Kolin_ai ⚡$GOD10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech I was in hospital for months. My brain is fkd up because I neat brain cancer and metastatic melanoma Had 2 brain surgeries. Look. I didn't claim my airdrop. I've cold storage my @Cardano_CF ADA. Can you or @IOHK_Charles help me claim because of my health issues? Loyal ADA MAXI

CKCardano10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech LFG! #GUUT $NIGHT indeed! Congratulations & Thank you @MidnightNtwrk / @MidnightFDN! Open Source Unstoppable Freedom for ALL!

Crypto_Future|Drep10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech good job

𝙅𝙚𝙤𝙅𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙜 🧫🧠10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech Awesome news!

KaweahMan10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech That's awesome! Thanks for the excellent work, Midnight! 🍻😎

CodeTrinity10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech 😊

JohnSmith CEO 🉐™️10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech Midnight 🕛

spy10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech Road trip!!! ✨🚨🤑

Robtakes10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech The Big One👇👇

🪏 Jonah Koch10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech Delegated $DUST is that certificate based like staking delegations?

Robtakes10 months ago

@ShieldedBob @shieldedtech Solving the Trilemma of Privacy👇👇

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